Basketball Game Preview: Elevation Prep Academy Honey Badgers vs. Lab University Prep Regional Kings

The Elevation Prep Academy Honey Badgers will face off against the Lab University Prep Regional Kings at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.

Elevation Prep Academy is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Oak Hill Academy on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Elevation Prep Academy was outmatched by Oak Hill Academy and fell 128-38. While losing is never fun, the Honey Badgers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 362nd in North Carolina, while the Warriors are ranked 21st in Virginia).

Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Lab University Prep Regional beat Non Varsity Opponent 61-56 on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Kings.

Elevation Prep Academy better keep an eye on James Wood. He was instrumental in Lab University Prep Regional's win, putting up 24 points and six boards. Ian Tomlinson was another key player, scoring 13 points.

Lab University Prep Regional has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.0 points per game. As for Elevation Prep Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.